It is not pheasant tail, I substituted it for the Guinea that sits in front of the pheasant. It is marketed as a "Spey"hackle and it is likely goose. I am going to dye up some tails myself, as it is hard to find aot of colours. I have some cool Amhearst and Silver Pheasant tails that I'm going to play with as well.

You are having too much fun tying these things. Soon you'll start having the problem of having tied too many flies for your own fishing and then you'll start.......... Well, those of us who enjoy tying a well tied fly know what will start happening.

Be careful, dying materials yourself is addictive. Soon you'll have 15 or more different colors of acid dye lying around the house. And you'll find yourself dying materials on the kitchen stove when your spouse wants to use the stove and sink for some other purpose.

I still can't bring myself to fishing with something that large and give up my beloved spey, dee, full dressed featherwings, Ally's Shrimps, and G.P.'s though.